Acquisition of Instrumentation to Study the Effects of Odors on Sleep Quality and Post-Sleep Performance

惠灵耶稣会大学心理学系的心理生理学实验室将购买设备建设睡眠研究实验室。主要设备将包括BioPac MP100数据采集系统和Samadhi光声衰减室。BioPac MP100数据采集系统是一种灵活，易于使用的模块化系统，旨在执行数据收集和分析。该软件允许实时和离线记录，分析和数据过滤。该软件还为肌电图、脑电图、心电图、脑电图、脉搏波、诱发反应、心血管血流动力学、肺功能、运动生理学、睡眠研究、体外药理学和心理生理学提供分析工具。附件组件包括硬件单元，计算机卡，手册，电缆，变压器，电极引线，皮肤电反应传感器，脉搏脉搏传感器，呼吸力传感器，气流传感器，反应计时器，耳机，压力传感器，可变范围力传感器，刺激器，血压袖带，听诊器，手测力计和多引线电缆。三摩地光声衰减室是一种轻便的便携室，旨在为外部光线、声音和其他可能干扰正常睡眠的刺激提供屏障。灯光和温度控制配件使参与者的睡眠环境尽可能舒适，同时安装了观察摄像机，双向对讲系统和视频记录设备，以提供持续的参与者监控和记录。PI将使用该设备评估气味管理对(1)睡眠期间的生理变化，(2)睡眠质量和持续时间的测量，以及(3)睡眠后认知表现和清醒程度的测量的影响。该设备还将供其他系教员使用，以促进社会隔离、回声定位、儿童精神病理学和认知制图方面的研究。该设备将提高当前部门的研究能力，并扩大部门的能力，以提供有意义的和技术先进的研究经验的本科生。

The Psychophysiology Laboratory within the Department of Psychology at Wheeling Jesuit University will purchase equipment for the construction of a sleep research laboratory. The primary equipment will consist of a BioPac MP100 Data Acquisition System and Samadhi Light and Sound Attenuation Chamber. The BioPac MP100 Data Acquisition System is a flexible, easy-to-use modular system designed to perform data collection and analysis. The software allows for recording, analysis, and data filtering in real time and off-line. The software also provides analysis tools for EMG, EEG, ECG, EOG, plethysmography, evoked responses, cardiovascular hemodynamics, pulmonary function, exercise physiology, sleep studies, in-vitro pharmacology, and psychophysiology. Accessory components include the hardware unit, computer cards, manuals, cables, transformers, electrode leads, galvanic skin response transducer, pulse phethysmograph transducer, respiratory effort transducer, air flow transducer, reaction timer, headphones, pressure transducer, variable range force transducer, stimulator, blood pressure cuff, stethoscope, hand dynamometer, and multi-lead cables. The Samadhi Light and Sound Attenuation Chamber is a lightweight, portable chamber designed to provide barriers to external lights, sounds, and other stimulation that might otherwise disrupt normal sleep. Light and temperature control accessories make the sleep environment as comfortable as possible for the participants, while observation cameras, a two-way intercom system, and video recording devices are installed to provide for constant participant monitoring and recording. The PI will use this equipment to assess the impact of odorant administration on (1) physiological changes during sleep, (2) measures of sleep quality and duration, and (3) measures of post-sleep cognitive performance and wakefulness. The equipment will also be used by other departmental faculty members in facilitating studies on social isolation, echo-location, child psychopathology, and cognitive mapping. This equipment will enhance current departmental research capabilities and extend the department's ability to afford undergraduates with meaningful and technologically advanced research experiences.